In Defiance of History: Orosius and the Unimproved Past

by Victoria Leonard

This volume offers a counterbalance to the dismissal that Orosius's Histories Against the Pagans has suffered in most recent criticism. Orosius is traditionally considered to be a mediocre scholar and an essentially worthless historian. This book takes his literary endeavour seriously, recognizing the unique contribution the Histories made at a crucial moment of debate and uncertainty, where the present was shaped by restructuring the past. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032199814
• ISBN13: 9781032199818
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"